Dr Barral spent time as an invited professor at the prestigious Chuo University, Tokyo where she delivered several lectures and a closing speech on the legal implications of sustainable development at the Japanese Society for World Law’s annual Conference.

At the event 'The Challenges of Shared Parental Leave’ Dr Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi shared the findings of her research, which determined factors that could deter mothers from taking shared parental leave.

This year’s Sir Christopher Staughton Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Max Hill QC, the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, and will take place at the University of Hertfordshire on Wednesday 14 March, 2018, 18.00 – 19.00.